Hollywood may have pinned its hopes on Tom Cruise, but the gays stopped waiting for him a long time ago. As blockbusters like “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise earn praise for meager nods to LGBTQ characters, queer audiences have turned elsewhere, finding far better and more diverse representation on TV. Save for a few highbrow exceptions like “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” or “Call Me by Your Name,” queer film has lagged behind television, which moves faster and has more screen time to fill.
That’s about to change this summer, with the premiere of two mainstream gay comedies: Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn’s indie “Pride and Prejudice” riff “Fire Island” and Billy Eichner’s Judd Apatow-produced big-budget rom-com “Bros.” While only one will get a shot at the box office (catch “Fire Island” streaming on Hulu June 3), both...
That’s about to change this summer, with the premiere of two mainstream gay comedies: Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn’s indie “Pride and Prejudice” riff “Fire Island” and Billy Eichner’s Judd Apatow-produced big-budget rom-com “Bros.” While only one will get a shot at the box office (catch “Fire Island” streaming on Hulu June 3), both...
- 5/11/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
For a generation of comedy nerds, The Kids in the Hall are spoken of in the reverent tones usually reserved for the original cast of Saturday Night Live, Mr. Show’s Bob and David, or Key and Peele. The Canadian comedy troupe, who headlined one of the most influential and groundbreaking sketch shows of all time, are back for a revival of their eponymous series on Amazon Prime beginning May 13, 2022. On May 20th, Amazon will also drop the documentary, The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks.
Directed by Reg Harkema (Super Duper Alice Cooper), the doc screened at the SXSW festival last month in a 95-minute cut, but Amazon has since broken it up into two parts. While that’s unnecessary, it does provide a clean arc for each installment: part one chronicles the formation of the group in Toronto’s punk scene through the first season of their CBC/HBO show,...
Directed by Reg Harkema (Super Duper Alice Cooper), the doc screened at the SXSW festival last month in a 95-minute cut, but Amazon has since broken it up into two parts. While that’s unnecessary, it does provide a clean arc for each installment: part one chronicles the formation of the group in Toronto’s punk scene through the first season of their CBC/HBO show,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
Exclusive: Rising comedians Alysia Brown, Sarah Aument and Sophie Dinicol have created an LGBTQ scripted comedy podcast series for iHeart Podcast Network and Canadian audio firm Anthem.
Tampon Rock is a Flight of the Conchords-style musical comedy that centers around characters from the LGBTQ community.
Tampon Rock follows the complicated dating world of the two lead lesbian characters – Deja and Chloe – as they navigate the Oakland love and music scene. These women are in a band called The G.O.A.L (The Greatest Of All Lesbians) and this podcast story will track the rise of their band and feature original music that’ll score the show throughout. Deja is a black, mild mannered, queer woman, who is brand-new to the Oakland dating scene. Deja’s roommate, best friend and bandmate Chloe, is a white, energetic, bit obsessive and strong-willed lesbian, who is as un-shy with her sexuality as Deja is gun-shy.
Tampon Rock is a Flight of the Conchords-style musical comedy that centers around characters from the LGBTQ community.
Tampon Rock follows the complicated dating world of the two lead lesbian characters – Deja and Chloe – as they navigate the Oakland love and music scene. These women are in a band called The G.O.A.L (The Greatest Of All Lesbians) and this podcast story will track the rise of their band and feature original music that’ll score the show throughout. Deja is a black, mild mannered, queer woman, who is brand-new to the Oakland dating scene. Deja’s roommate, best friend and bandmate Chloe, is a white, energetic, bit obsessive and strong-willed lesbian, who is as un-shy with her sexuality as Deja is gun-shy.
- 10/13/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Alba is the next celeb to be featured in Zap2it's "Valentine's Day" countdown for the month of love.
Alba won our hearts long ago, first as a child star in "Camp Nowhere" and "P.U.N.K.S." Then there was her brief teen movie stage. Before starring opposite Devon Sawa in "Idle Hands," she played one of the three mean girls in the Drew Barrymore teen rom com "Never Been Kissed."
You can see her several times in the "Never Been Kissed" trailer below.
Yes, before Alba's dance flick "Honey," there was Disco Barbie.
We also love the moves she did on "Dark Angel," the series in which she played a genetically enhanced super soldier in a dystopian future. The producers knew that it was Alba's looks, however, that was one of the main draws, so they occasionally added scenes like this one:
Alba is also known for "Sin City," the...
Alba won our hearts long ago, first as a child star in "Camp Nowhere" and "P.U.N.K.S." Then there was her brief teen movie stage. Before starring opposite Devon Sawa in "Idle Hands," she played one of the three mean girls in the Drew Barrymore teen rom com "Never Been Kissed."
You can see her several times in the "Never Been Kissed" trailer below.
Yes, before Alba's dance flick "Honey," there was Disco Barbie.
We also love the moves she did on "Dark Angel," the series in which she played a genetically enhanced super soldier in a dystopian future. The producers knew that it was Alba's looks, however, that was one of the main draws, so they occasionally added scenes like this one:
Alba is also known for "Sin City," the...
- 2/4/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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